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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"seismic engineering"”.
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Performance-based seismic engineering of low and medium-rise steel frames
… is calculated for moment-resisting frames. The seismic performance of the steel frames is assessed in accordance with the acceptance criteria of the NEHRP Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings (FEMA-273) which sets forth plastic rotation and deformation limits to define the …
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Seismic retrofitting of the Ste-Justine Hospital in Montreal
Seismic engineering provides design and construction techniques so that buildings and other structures can survive the tremendous forces of earthquakes. While codes and design practices have resulted in greatly improved designs of new buildings, the main danger lies in the nation's inventory of …
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Optimal resource allocation to maximize model accuracy
In the modelling of civil engineering structures, the engineer should make several assumptions to obtain a reasonable prediction of the behavior of the structure. Experience in projects in the professional practice shows that model assumptions made mechanically, without getting into specific …
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Seismic risk mitigation of "special risk" process plants through enhanced concepts and subplant hybrid simulation
This doctoral thesis focuses on the seismic risk mitigation of â special riskâ industrial facilities, like chemical, petrochemical and process industries. It is known that the impact of natural hazards, such as earthquakes, on this type of structures may cause significant accidents leading to …
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Contribution to kinematic and inertial analysis of piles by analytical and experimental methods
… experimental investigations. Pile foundations in seismically prone areas are subjected to both direct loading, such as axial and lateral forces imposed at their heads, resulting from a phenomenon known as inertial interaction, and indirect loading along their body, such as imposed displacements …
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Performance of Steel Braced Frame Reinforced with Shape Memory Alloy Wires
… shape memory alloy (SMA) wires for use as a seismic resistance force system. The main objective of this research was to design an innovative self-centring system that had the ability to dissipate energy and undergo large deformations that would occur during large earthquake motions. Three …